Brush-support



(No Model.) I

G. P. WHITING.

' BRUSH SUPPORT. I No. 527,032. Patented Oct. 2,1894.

.| NVENTEI RI .ing is a specification.

"Fig. 2 shows a side or edge view. Fig. 3

ilNrrEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGEF. WHITING, OF NORTH CAMBRIDGE, ASSIGNOR TO FRED E. WHITING, OFBOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS.

BRUSH-SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,032, dated October2, 1894.

Application filed March 30, 1 8 94.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE F. WHITING, of North Cambridge, in the countyof Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Tooth-Brush Holders, of which the follow- Theobject of the present invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive andefficient device for holding a tooth-brush so that it can beconveniently removed and replaced by the user, said device beingadjustable to adapt it to hold brushes of different lengths.

To this end the invention consists in the novel features of constructionand arrangements of parts recited in the appended claim and fullydescribed hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, which form part ofthis specification, and illustrate a construction embodying theinvention.

Figure 1 shows a front view of the device.

shows a cross-section on line 33 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, the letter, a, designates a substantially rectangularwire frame having a suspending loop or eye, a, at the upper end. Aspring clip composed of a flat strip of resilient metal is supported bythe parallel side-bars of the said frame and comprises a base-slide,12', formed with sockets, 17*, embracing the sides of the frame withsufficient friction to hold the slide at any position to which it ismoved; andjaws, 12, standing out from the base and formed to embrace theneck of the brush. A curved guard, c, is fastened at its ends to thesides of the frame near the Serial No. 505,722- (No model.)

place by engaging its eye, a, with a suitable support, and thetooth-brush, d, is placed in the holder by inserting the end of' itshandle, (1', behind the guard, c, and pressing its neck, d between thejaws, b, which yield and then spring over the neck after it has passedthe outer contracted portions of the jaws, the bristles of the brushbeing outward.

By moving the clip along the frame the holder may be adjusted forbrushes of different lengths.

It will be seen that the invention provides a handy device for holding atooth-brush which is ornamental in appearance and well' calculated tosupply the desideratum.

The device is adapted for holding toothbrushes or nail-brushes, and thejaws of the clip may be adjusted to accommodate difierent styles ofhandles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-- A tooth-brush holder comprising in itsconstruction an elongated support having a longitudinally adjustableclip to engage the neck of the brush and a guard to confine the handle.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, this 27th day of March, A. D.1894.

GEO. F. WHITING.

Witnesses:

A. D. HARRISON, F. P. DAVIS.

